Tay

“You guys know about vampires? … You know, vampires have no reflections in a mirror? There’s this idea that monsters don’t have reflections in a mirror. And what I’ve always thought isn’t that monsters don’t have reflections in a mirror. It’s that if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves. And growing up, I felt like a monster in some ways. I didn’t see myself reflected at all. I was like, “Yo, is something wrong with me? That the whole society seems to think that people like me don’t exist?" And part of what inspired me, was this deep desire that before I died, I would make a couple of mirrors. That I would make some mirrors so that kids like me might see themselves reflected back and might not feel so monstrous for it.”
― Junot Díaz

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“Before we met, I was drowned in a deep blue sky,
I thought I would never look forward again,
I believed I would always stay stuck,
Since that first snow, nothing remained the same,
I came to know there was more to life,
I realized I was ever ready to move on,
All I needed was somebody like you,
All I wanted was to trust in your vibe,
In those shimmery eyes, I saw cheesy sunrise,
In those silent moments, I heard the roar of rivers,
In those joyous chattering, I sensed peaceful sunsets,
In those pineapple thoughts, I lived life to the fullest,
In that crazy ocean of love, I left footprints on the water,
Trust me, in that lovely smile, I saw a sky I won't forget.”
― Hareem Ch, Another World

“How can I hope for the news of your arrival from these scattered autumn leaves?
Isn't it enough for the sun of my fragile heart to set at this moment?”
― Hareem Ch, Another World